"Knowledge Utilisation" in Dutch social policy
The case of the Disability Insurance Act (WAO)
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4388287 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Erik De Gier, Roger Henke, Jacqueline Vijgen |
| Year | 2004 |
| Volume | 56 |
| Issue | 179 |
| Pages | 1-1 |
| Publication date | 2004-03-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Social Science Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0020-8701 • E-ISSN: 1468-2451 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.0020-8701.2004.470_1.x |
| OpenAlex | W4252904945, W2031106934 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 4 |
This article studies research on the Dutch Disability Insurance Act (WAO) of 1967 and its impact on subsequent policy reform. Because of certain unique technical features, the WAO scheme has long operated as a hidden unemployment scheme, which is widely regarded as one of the major socio-economic problems of the Netherlands. From the 1980s onwards (a period of high unemployment for the country), debate about possible reforms was a regular feature on the political agenda and several restrictive changes were in fact implemented. At the same time, extensive research was commissioned. The article surveys the research and selects three particular cases for in-depth analysis. It concludes, in line with standard Knowledge Utilisation literature, that direct policy use of research is very limited, and that the conceptual influence of research on background policy framework, while not negligible, is narrowly circumscribed by political context. However, the assessment also points to the need for a complementary perspective on research as a “lubricant” of the politico-administrative system, which is a significant, albeit perhaps unusual, feature of a Dutch system characterised by a combination, which is atypical in international terms, of extreme consensualism, strong formalism, and extreme pragmatism. Further research is required on the relation between national “policy styles” and research-policy linkages
Citation · Economic growth · Economics · Formalism (music) · Library science · Political science · Politics · Pragmatism · Social policy · Sociology · Unemployment · Computer Science · Dutch Social and Cultural Studies · Healthcare innovation and challenges · Law · Policy Transfer and Learning · Public Administration · Social Policy and Reform Studies
| Citations per year | 0.17 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2020 - 2020 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |